Saturday, January 28, 2012

Beating the heat in Perth

Perth is currently experiencing a bit of a heat wave; temperatures have been consistently above 40 for about the last week.

A sign on a small shop in the Downtown Core
January 26th was Australia Day (Also know as Survival Day, Invasion Day, or Dominion Day, as it celebrates not the independence or confederation of Australia but the arrival of the "first fleet"). It was another scorcher of a day, reaching about 45 degrees. I spent the afternoon on the beach with a group of friends, and as the evening progressed large storm clouds rolled in to the north and east. After dark we got to see a spectacular light show of the Australia Day fireworks combined with a distant lightning storm. It was spectacular to see, but unfortunately I was unable to get any pictures.

Bubbles catching the sunset

Australia Day Sunset



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